Ben Hubbert, co-owner of Champion AC, is a former member of Special Operations in the Air Force, who's now committed to helping San Antonio reduce our community's demands on the energy grid. Visit championac.com or twitter.com/championac or call (210) 699-0022 for more information.

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Chances are you’ve heard about the changes coming (or already here in some situations) for the light bulb industry. There’s a “phasing out” of the traditional, incandescent bulbs – which use a lot of electricity and don’t last very long – and they’re being replaced with more efficient CFL and LED bulbs. The newer bulbs […]
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Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, air conditioning. Happy birthday to you. Okay, the song may not have been necessary, but today is the 110th birthday of what we’ve come to know as air conditioning. Willis Carrier turned in his designs to cool a plant in Brooklyn on this day in […]
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All the rain we’ve seen this week in the San Antonio area has been fantastic. The aquifer is up a couple of feet, there’s a little cushion room against Stage 3 watering restrictions (at least for now) and I swear my yard already looks a little greener. The even better news is we have chances […]
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If you’ve needed to make a trip to the city landfill but have been putting it off, you’re in luck. The city is holding a free landfill day tomorrow from 8am-2pm. You can get rid of unwanted items like mattresses, brush, appliances and car tires at seven different locations as long as you bring a […]
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